Nov 10, 2012 t he 92yearold harryhausen, the legendary american filmmaker of movies about legends, became hooked on stopmotion animation when he saw king kong at the age of. The films of ray harryhausen silver scenes a blog for. Our centenary exhibition at the national galleries of scotland, ray harryhausen. Special effects titan documentary featuring the work of stopmotion camera and special effects guru ray harryhausen. Nov 23, 2012 documentary about the work and influence of the special effects pioneer. Special effects titan is a loving tribute to one of the most talented and wildly influential artists in the history of cinema. Leaving no doubt as to his seminal influence on modernday special effects, ray harryhausen. Thanks to theatrical revivals, new books and a star. Including contributions from peter jackson and guillermo del toro. Reviewed by glenn erickson some of us have always been attracted to the art of stopmotion. Special effects titan watch the film here the fourth in our new view film season is a loving tribute to the master of the creature feature, stopmotion effects pioneer ray.
Prior to the development of computerized special effects, stopmotion animation played a key role in adventure and scifi filmmaking from the 1940s up until the 1980s. Featuring photos, artifacts, and film clips culled directly harryhausen s estate and never before seen by the public, the film was initially released only in the u. Buy ray harryhausen special effects titan microsoft. Ray harryhausen, who died may 7 at the age of 92, has been lauded as a cinematic mentor of such filmmakers as george lucas, steven spielberg and peter jackson. Filmsjason and the argonautsitalian postersclassic monstersfantasy. Medusa scene not ray h from the remade version of clash of the titans 2010.
Special effects titan is a movie about the stopmotion and general special effects pioneer behind numerous beloved creature features of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen special effects titan. Ray was the big part of why i went into visual effects, says burrell. The life and work of special effects master ray harryhausen. The harryhausen chronicles includes footage of some very early harryhausen efforts, including some model dinosaurs the young filmmaker took with him to mgm and a meeting with king kong special effects guru, willis obrien. You can feel the artist at work making this creature. Ray harryhausen saw king kong 1933 and was instantly hooked on the magic of. Dennis muren although stopmotion animator ray harryhausen released his last feature film over 28 years ago, for film aficionados hes still the most popular creator of special visual effects. Ray harryhausens work as a filmmaker, artist, and pioneer in stopmotion animation is examined in the documentary, ray harryhausen. High profile directors such as peter jackson, guillermo del toro, james cameron and. This is the definitive documentary about ray harryhausen. Nov 09, 2012 what can be said other than what the plot says. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos.
The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen. Ray harryhausen creature collection sinbad, argonauts videos. Auteurism may no longer be constrained to directors, and often film actors, writers and producers have been, in hindsight or upon release, considered the. He eventually went on to work with the man who brought kong to life, willis obrien, on another great ape movie.
The most fascinating point made in the film is that it was harryhausen who invented the way we all think dinosaurs moved. Special effects titan is a 2011 documentary film on the life and work of ray harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like clash of the titans, one million years b. An opening date for this exhibition will be confirmed as soon as possible. An update from the national galleries of scotland regarding the ray harryhausen titan of cinema exhibition, which has been postponed due to the current pandemic. Nov 27, 2011 where and how to watch ray harryhausen. Special effects titan movie script by gilles penso on. Ray harryhausen full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Special effects titan director gilles penso cast ray harryhausen, vanessa harryhausen, and more than two dozen filmmakers and artists who either worked with ray or have been inspired by him country of origin france. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Theres only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro ray harryhausen.
In 20, the rh foundation and arrow films released a featurelength biography of harryhausen and his films called ray harryhausen special effects titan on blu ray. The collection of interviews, behindthescenes footage, and vintage trailers is an insightful and enjoyable look at the man behind jason and the argonauts, clash of the titans, and. With ray harryhausen, peter jackson, terry gilliam, guillermo del toro. Movement into life made at the time by film student john walsh who today a trustee of the ray and diana harryhausen foundation. Featuring photos, artifacts, and film clips culled directly harryhausens estate and never before seen by the public, the film was initially released only in the u. Its also a film that has a point of view, both on its subject and on the subjects he raises, and it spends its time exploring all of it. Special effects titan, bluray, special interestdocumentary, scificlassic, 7607864998.
Documentary on the groundbreaking, iconic work of special effects models pioneer ray harryhausen, whose work spans decades in fantasy cinema. The ray and diana harryhausen foundation home facebook. But we outlived many of the a pictures made at the same time. Harryhausen executed most of the animation, working with concepts and processes designed by willis obrien, the man who animated the original king kong. Peter jackson, terry gilliam, ray harryhausen, james cameron, john landis, tim burton, steven. Vanessa harryhausens unique memoir titan of cinema will still be published in may. This is reflected in the majority of the interviews, and even the excerpts from harryhausens films have been culled from standard definition trailers. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray.
Peter jackson, terry gilliam, ray harryhausen, james cameron, john landis, tim burton. Production on the documentary began before high definition photography became standard practice. Clash of the titans laurence olivier, harry hamlin, claire bloom, maggie smith streaming. Special effects titan bluray dvd release details, info on europes 4k uhd bluray. Ray harryhausen list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen. Buy ray harryhausen special effects titan microsoft store. Special effects titan, which has been made over the course of five years, is the definitive documentary about, and tribute to, harryhausen, far superior to the still pretty good ray harryhausen chronicles which can be seen on the dvds of some of his films. Special effects titan 2011 the life and work of special effects master ray harryhausen. Special effects titan is a goodlooking entertainment docu decorated with busy graphics. In 20, the rh foundation and arrow films released a featurelength biography of harryhausen and his films called ray harryhausen special effects titan on bluray. T he 92yearold harryhausen, the legendary american filmmaker of movies about legends, became hooked on stopmotion animation when he saw king.
Nov 09, 2012 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ray harryhausen. Behind the scenes with ray harryhausen and his special effects models remembering stopmotion innovator ray harryhausen may 2017 kyle liston there are few people in the history of film who have left as much of a mark on the industry as ray harryhausen did. Special effects titan, blu ray, special interestdocumentary, scificlassic, 7607864998. When we grieve ray harryhausens passing, we are at least in part grieving perhaps the last living link to the earliest days of movie visual effects, says creative cows debra kaufman. Talos, jason and the argonauts movie by ray harryhausen the mighty. She spoke to many of todays vfx giants who were inspired by ray, including phil tippett, richard edlund, jeffrey a. The films of ray harryhausen mighty joe young 1949 the first feature film on which ray harryhausen worked, an oscar winner for its breathtaking special effects. Leaving no doubt as to harryhausens seminal influence on modernday special effects, the documentary features enlightening and entertaining interviews with the man himself.
Documentary about the work and influence of the special effects pioneer. Raymond frederick harryhausen was an american artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer and producer who created a form of stopmotion model animation. The video for harryhausens main interview is a little weak but all of the newer interviews look great. For the uninitiated, this documentary serves as a terrific introduction to harryhausens body of work, skillfully illustrating how his techniques and unrivaled imagination resound in visual effects. Apr 01, 2014 the remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray. As you will be aware our galleries are currently closed which will impact our timescales for opening exhibitions. Special effects titan will be released on bluray and dvd on.
Monster movies, special effects, and the scifi fanzine. Ray harryhausen, the pioneering filmmaker and special effects master of such classic films as the seventh voyage of sinbad, valley of gwangi, and jason and the argonauts, passed away peacefully tuesday may 7th in london england from an undisclosed illness. Aside from interviews with the great man himself, shot over five years, there are also interviews and tributes from vanessa harryhausen, tony dalton, randy cook, peter jackson, nick park, phil tippet, peter lord, terry gilliam, dennis muren, rick baker, john landis, ken ralston, guillermo. Ray with senior visual effects supervisor everett burrell. Quotes about most of his films they were considered b pictures because they were made on a tight budget. Around this time harryhausen also met a man who would become a big influence in his life, fellow dinosaur lover ray bradbury.
Special effects god ray harryhausen at work on clash of the titans. High profile directors such as peter jackson, guillermo del. The films of ray harryhausen ray harryhausen was one of hollywoods most famous stopmotion animators and most influential special effects innovators. It just goes to show what the passion of one individual can do within the film industry and nice to see not only the likes of spielberg and cameron getting involved, but also the likes of the special effects experts like phil tippett showing their appreciation and fandom of ray. Arrow films recently released the 2011 documentary ray harryhausen special effects titan which is a great overview of the filmmakers career, touching on. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray harryhausen special effects titan. Finally, we all would like a definitive book on ray harryhausen or a definitive documentary about the master animator ray harryhausen, but we definitely get close to it that covers everything that is satisfactory to every one of us and this blu ray disc ray harryhausen. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ray harryhausen. Special effects titan 2011 20 bluray ray harryhausen is a legendary filmmaker of movies about legends.
The animators, directors, actors and special effects artists interviewed for the film were. Special effects titan, dvd, special interestdocumentary, scificlassic, 7607865094. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of ray harryhausen. Oct 30, 2016 leaving no doubt as to his seminal influence on modernday special effects, ray harryhausen. As a special exclusive for daily dead readers, we have carl kelschs new short film, for my facebook, available to watch now. The film included footage from the 1990 documentary ray harryhausen. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Feb 27, 20 the remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray. The remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential specialeffects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject. The life and work of the renowned film visual effects artist and.
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